The elevator reached the top floor, and Yun Chutong entered Lu Luochen's office.
It was her first time here. It was just that Lu Luochen was temporarily unable to leave, and she left the filming set early. Everything was just a coincidence.
"Chutong." Lu Luochen put down his pen and got up to walk to Yun Chutong's side.
Yun Chutong took the initiative to throw herself into his arms. Looking back, she found that Xu Jiayao was still standing at the door without leaving. Resting her hand on Lu Luochen's chest, she shyly swayed her shoulders. "There's still someone here."
"Secretary Xu, you may leave." Lu Luochen said, driving her away.
After they were the only ones left in the office, Yun Chutong pulled away from Lu Luochen's embrace.
"These are all business documents." Lu Luochen stepped forward and deliberately blocked Yun Chutong from looking at the documents on the desk.
Yun Chutong's hand awkwardly hung in mid - air.
"Are you hungry? I'll take you out for a meal now." Lu Luochen realized he had been too tense and immediately softened his tone.
"Okay."
When they left the Lu Corporation, many people in the company lobby were both surprised and curious to see Yun Chutong.
The online hype not only didn't die down but intensified. Some busybodies even took pictures of Lu Luochen and Yun Chutong together and posted them online. Suddenly, netizens linked the two together, and Yun Chutong became a vase who used men to climb the social ladder.
In the restaurant, Lu Luochen carefully picked up food for Yun Chutong.
"Try this. I think you'll like it."
Yun Chutong was in a low mood. She put her chopsticks on the plate several times and looked out of the window gloomily.
"What's wrong?" Lu Luochen followed her gaze and looked out of the window.
It was lunchtime, and the white - collars in the neighborhood had all come out to eat. The surrounding shops were bustling.
Everything outside the window seemed normal. Lu Luochen turned back to look at the unhappy Yun Chutong. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Is it because I didn't let you look at those documents just now?"
Yun Chutong turned around, a hint of grievance in her eyes. "You don't care about me at all."
Care?
Didn't he care about her?
Lu Luochen was confused by her words. He quickly got up and walked to her side. "Did you run into something?"
Yun Chutong picked up her phone beside her and showed the lit - up screen to Lu Luochen.
After taking a quick look, Lu Luochen took out his phone and made a call. In less than a few minutes, all the unfavorable news about Yun Chutong on the Internet disappeared.
Lu Luochen put his arm around Yun Chutong's shoulder and whispered to comfort her. "No matter what is said online, I trust you. At the same time, you should also rest assured that I will protect you unconditionally."
In just a short while, a problem that the talent agency couldn't solve was easily taken care of. This was also the reason why Yun Chutong had a bright future in the entertainment industry. In Licheng, and even in the whole of China, no one dared to touch her.
After her little tantrum was soothed, they enjoyed their lunch.
"Luochen, actually I could have asked my assistant to pick me up." On the way back to the filming set, Yun Chutong deliberately said.
"I still have something to take care of." Lu Luochen replied.
The car stopped in front of the shed on the filming set. The staff were sitting lazily outside, eating their boxed lunches.
Some of them were still complaining that Yun Chutong was being a diva and making them all wait around. Some even shouted that they would definitely make her pay this time.
"Cough, cough!"
"The boxed lunch is so dry. Stop coughing. Drink some water."
A bottle of mineral water was thrown over. A man put his foot on the chair, rested one arm on his raised knee, and continued to belittle Yun Chutong.
The people beside him turned pale and nervously put away their lunch boxes. Those who were far away had already run off, while those who were unaware were still discussing.
Yun Chutong stood beside Lu Luochen, sad and aggrieved. She raised her hand to cover her face.
"I'm here." Lu Luochen grabbed Yun Chutong's hand and glared menacingly around.
Someone sent a warning and called the person in charge.
"Mr. Lu."
At this shout, everyone on the scene turned around.
Those who had been loudly gossiping about Yun Chutong instantly fell silent, not even daring to breathe.
The person in charge rushed over, out of breath, and flatteringly looked at Yun Chutong. "Ms. Amanda, the new makeup artist is already waiting inside."
In front of Lu Luochen, Yun Chutong didn't want to make things difficult for them. She tiptoed and kissed Lu Luochen on the cheek. "I'm going to work."
Yun Chutong's assistant came out to greet her, and the two of them entered the dressing room together.
The person in charge stood in front of Lu Luochen, trembling. The smile on his face was so forced that it creased. "Mr. Lu, your relationship with Ms. Amanda is really good. You two are a perfect match. It makes people envious."
"Did you guys post the stuff on the Internet?"
"On the Internet?"
The person in charge looked at Lu Luochen in confusion. He took out his phone from his pocket and scrolled through Weibo.
The posts had already been cleaned up, and there was nothing to see when he clicked on them. The person in charge knew very well that the man in front of him had solved the problem and come to question them.
"Mr. Lu, I really don't understand what you're talking about."
"Don't say anything until you figure it out."
Lu Luochen walked straight into the crowd. He immediately locked eyes on the man who had been so vocal just now.
Before he even got close, the man stammered, "Mr. Lu, I was just..."
"Wang Gang." Lu Luochen glanced at the name tag on his chest. He read the name and then looked back at the person in charge who was following closely behind.
Among smart people, there was no need to be too explicit. A single look could convey everything.
Lu Luochen looked around, and everyone on the scene lowered their heads, not daring to say a word.
Without saying anything more, he turned around and left the filming location.
As soon as he left, the man named Wang Gang rushed forward and grabbed the person in charge's hand. "Scared me to death. I thought Lu Luochen was going to beat me up."
"You really deserve a beating." The person in charge was furious.
They hadn't been the ones to post the stuff on the Internet in the first place. He had been thinking of taking advantage of the chaos to vent his dissatisfaction with Yun Chutong. Who would have thought that his subordinates were so stupid that they didn't even notice Lu Luochen's arrival, and it seemed that they were definitely involved in the online gossip.
The person in charge shook off Wang Gang's hand. "You go back to the company now and resign from the HR department."
"Resign?" Wang Gang jumped up. "Why? I've been doing a good job. You can't just fire me like this."
"I don't want to either, but you had to pick a fight with the wrong person. Mr. Lu's intention is very clear. You have to resign, or you'll drag everyone down." The person in charge was firm.
Wang Gang looked at his colleagues, but everyone was looking out for themselves. No one was willing to stand up and speak for him.
"If you resign voluntarily, I'll ask the HR department to give you a K3 subsidy. Start looking for a job as soon as possible!" The person in charge said helplessly and then turned around and left.
On the vast open ground, Wang Gang was left standing there alone.